Technical details
Vinification & maturation
5-day skin maceration10–12-day fermentationFermented at 25°C4 months in oakSecond-year French and American oakShort stainless-steel tank rest
Grapes
TempranilloGraciano
Soils
ClayLimestoneAlluvial
Producer
Bodegas Patrocinio
Spain
Bodegas Patrocinio is a collectively owned cooperative founded in 1985 by around 200 grape growers in Uruñuela, Rioja Alta. Its vineyards lie in the Najerilla Valley at 450–600 metres, with extensive soil mapping and zoning, and provide all the grapes for its white, rosé and red wines. The winery holds BRC and IFS certifications, obtained in 2014. María Martínez has been Head Winemaker since 2004, overseeing wines including Señorío de Uñuela, Zinio, Sancho Garcés and Lágrimas de María.
Vineyard scale
Industrial
>120 ha
Production scale
Industrial
>360k bottles/yr